timeline_of_christian_rap
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Timeline of Christian Rap
This list is not meant as a definitive word on what counts as rap, or even what albums were actually good rap or not. All of the releases listed here were considered rap by someone when they were released. They may have been wrong (or the group might have done a poor job), but this is more a list of rap and attempts at rap within the Christian music underground.
1982
- MC Sweet - (Jesus Christ) The Gospel Beat
1984
- The New Testament Youth Troop - Gospel Rappin'
1985
- The RapSures - Gospel Rap
- Stephen Wiley - Bible Break
1986
- Fire Fighters - Big Man
- The New Testament Youth Troop - Where's the Word
- Stephen Wiley - Rappin' For Jesus
1987
- DC Talk - Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm
- Hammer - The Early Years
- JC & The Boyz - Crack
- Megamouth - Rap Battle in the Big City
- Michael Peace - Rrrock It Right
- The Rappin' Reverend - I Ain't Into That
- The RapSures - OT Rap
- Rev Rhyme - According to Rap
- Roy Suthard - Plain White Rapper
1988
- Megamouth - 2: The Great Skateboard Adventure
- P.I.D. - Here We Are
- Michael Peace - Rappin' Bold
- The Rappin' Reverend - Be a Man
- Stephen Wiley - Rap It Up
1989
- D-Boy - Plantin' a Seed
- DC Talk - DC Talk
- End Time Warriors - End Time Warriors
- Fire Fighters - Committed
- JC & The Boyz - Never Give Up
- MC Sweet - (Adam & Eve) The Gospel Beat
- P.I.D. - Back to Back
- Michael Peace - Vigilante of Hope
- The Rappin' Reverend - Crack Attack
- SFC - Listen Up
- Stephen Wiley - Get Real
1990
- Cause and Effect - Listen to His Voice
- D-Boy - The Lyrical Strength of One Street Poet
- DC Talk - Nu Thang
- King’s Crew - Kickin' That Beast
- Kinnection - Testimony
- M.C. Ge Gee - I'm for Real
- M.C. R.G. - In Jesus Name
- M'Todd - Victory
- Michael Peace - Loud 'N' Clear
- The RapSures - Loud, Proud, And Born Again
- Say What? - Fresh Fish
- SFC - A Saved Man in the Jungle
- Transformation Crusade - Transformation Crusade
- Stephen Wiley - Rhythm and Poetry
1991
- 12th Tribe - Knowledge is the Tree of Life
- Above See Level - Above See Level
- Apocalypse - Holiness or Hell
- CYD - Can You Deal
- Cauzin' Efekt / Cause and Effect - Listen to His Voice
- Trent Dean - Livin' it Up
- Disciples of Christ - So How Ya Livin'!
- Dynamic Twins - Word 2 The Wize
- E-Rock - Listen To The G.O.D.
- End Time Warriors - Stop! The Wild Hype
- Freedom of Soul - Caught in a Land of Time
- Idol King - Explosion 2000
- King's Crew - Chillin' in the King's Castle
- M.C. Ge Gee - …And Now the Mission Continues
- M.C. R.G. - Think
- Mike E - Mike-E and the G-Rap Crew
- P.I.D. - The Chosen Ones
- Michael Peace - Threat to Society
- Rap City - Love City Tour
- Thee Evangelist M.C. - Sin Assasinator
- Transformation Crusade - Makin' It Happen
- True 4 U - We R Here
- Stephen Wiley - Rhapsody
- XL - This Isn't Your Ordinary Everyday Rap
1992
- 12th Tribe - Livin' in Babylon
- 2 A Beat - Let's Do Platinum
- Apocalypse - The Final Plea
- DC Talk - Free at Last
- Gillium - Way That I Am
- JC & The Boyz - Chill 4 Awhile
- JC Crew - Serius Bizness
- Just B Cuz - Why?
- Kinnection - Save the Children
- Mike E - Good News for the Bad Timez
- Native Son & The Foundation - Life in the Grave
- On Fire - Dance Like David
- P.I.D. - Born with the Gift
- Roc-T - I Wanna Thank You
- Say What? - Nuclear Fishin'
- SFC - Phase III
- Stone Coal - Put Some Gospel to It
1993
- D-Boy - Peace to the Poet
- Disciples of Christ - Pullin' No Punches
- Dynamic Twins - No Room 2 Breathe
- End Time Warriors - Lets Stay Together
- Inner City Boys "Righteous Rappers" - Word to the Brothers
- Joyful Noiz - Bam
- King Shon & Tha SSMOB - Born Again Rebel From a Gangsta Level
- King's Crew - This Ain't Make Believe
- Preachas - Violent Playgrounds
- Rubadub - Reflections of an Ex-Criminal
- Run DMC - Down With the King
- S.O.H.L. 4UR Tribe - 2 Tha Bazix
- T-Bone - Redeemed Hoodlum
- XL and DBD - Sodom and America
1994
- 1 Way - Destination Unknown
- A-1 SWIFT - Turn Yourself Around
- Above See Level - Bran Nu Lingo
- BPT - Another Invasion
- Cauzin' Efekt / Cause and Effect - Famlee Affair
- Disciples of Christ - Righteous Funk
- F.T.C. - Keep the Faith
- Freedom of Soul - The 2nd Comin'
- E-Roc - Tha Mad Prophets
- Key to Salvation - II Da X-treme
- Michael Peace - Outta Control
- Private Boyz - Check Da Flava
- SFC - Illumination
- Urban Street Level - New Life Party
1995
- DDC - Plate Fulla Funk
- Deep 4 Life – It’s Time to Repent
- Dynamic Twins - 40 Days In The Wilderness
- E-Roc - JesuSmoke
- End Time Warriors - Lets Stay Together Remixes
- End Time Warriors - PsychoTheoSocioGhettoPathic
- Barry G - Rugged Witness
- Gospel Gangstaz - Gang Affiliated
- Grits - Mental Releases
- KIIS - West Coast Thang
- King Shon & Tha SSMOB - Papa Didn't Raize No Punkz
- King's Crew - Love Goes On
- LPG - The Earthworm
- Mike E - Back in the Day
- Mike E - Pass It On
- T-Bone - Tha Life of a Hoodlum
Unknown Date
- Big Slam - Eternal Rhymes
- Big Slam - One Fear
- Church Boyz – Get Hyped for Christ
- One Way Up – We ‘R’ One Way Up
- Set Free Posse - U Can't Judge This
- The Spiritual Rapper – The Messenger of God
(…to be continued…)
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